The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-19
SOUTH FLORIDA RUMBLEs.
Sanfords Business Boom-New Build
ings-Real Estate Sales.

SANFORD, FLA, April 17.--If the readers
of the MORNING NEWS think South Florida
is resting and asleep after the tourist season,
a visit to this charming and thriving place
will soon undeceive them. There is an air
of hustle and business activity seen about
the streets that is convincing, and the new
| buildings going up show that their owners
have an abiding faith in the steady growth
of the Gate City.
Mr. Rand, the new General Manager of
the Florida Land and Colonization Com
pany, the corporation owning the greater
portion Of the town and thus practically
governing its growth by their progressive
or unprOgreSsive methods, is the right
man in the right place"
A large portion of the cOmpany's lands
west and south of the city have been cleared,
graded and drained, and the result seen
is the greatly increased sales of lots, and,
what is better, their Improvement. For the
last month over sixty laborers have been
employed in the improvements, and fully
$50 new lots placed on the market The
water works are to be enlarged at once by
q larger engine, more powerful pumps and
larger mains. Thirty hydrants are now i'll
for fire purposes, and it is thought the in
surance people VIII appreciate this step and
lower their rates.
In the last thirty days, from the main
Office Of the company alone over $4,000
worth of lots have been sold, - per cent
of which will be improved the coming
year. This shows certainly good business
activity, and one likely to last. Besides
these sales over $4,000 has changed hands
in outside real estate sales in the same
period. a large portion of this being foreign
capital. Mr.. Rand informed the News
representative that the advertisement in
the DAILY SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS
brought them more inquiries and from a
larger extent Of territory than any medium
they had ever used. Letters had been re-
ceived from Savannah Atlanta, New
York, various cities in Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana, etc, and even from Moab, Utah
This shows plainly the great interest that
is felt in Florida by our Northern
and Western friends. One idea of Mr.
Rand's is unique. and certainly is a good
one. A dozen circulars or more describing
Sanford and its attractions are packed in
every box of oranges sent from there, and
in this way a wide field is covered, as these
circulars reach many out-of-way districts
that could not be covered in any other
way.
The new brick buildings add greatly to
the towns appearance. Judge Welbourne's
fine block, costing some 0,000 is rapidly
approaching completion and will be a
credit to him and the place Mr.. DeForest's
handsome DOCK IS 1nlShed and occupied.
McRae q Whitner, grocers, occupy one of
the Well-lighted and roomy stores and
President Ingraham, of the South Florida
railroad, has his office on the second hoor,
occupying two large and pleasant rooms.
Mr.. Hotchlliss' corner block is progressing
finely and will be handsome and attrac-
tive structure.
Three new brick buildings are in conten-
plation, and in all probability will be started
on soon. Altogether, Sanford's present pro
greSs is extremely gratifying to her pro
greSsive citizens. and certainly the future
prospects are good
A national bank-the First National of
Sanford-is being organized, and will soon
be in o0oration 1t has good business field
here. The officers are not publicly named
yet. The banks capital will be $4,000
Mayor Lilienthal, the new Mayor, is fully
illustrating the old adage, "A new broom
sweeps clean" and the delinquents brought
before him have no chance to escape At
recent levee of his honOr's $137 was
contributed" to the city's treasury and
nearly every day some spare cash. is thus
gathered in. The streets have been cleaned
up, the roadway rounded up for better
drainage, sidewalks repaired and property
owners warned to keep their sidewalks in
good repair, much TO the increased comfort
Of pedestrians The Mayor has a pleasant
office near the wharf, fitted up with station
cry, etc, and agreeably surprised Capt.
Wheeler. the stirring town marshal, the
other day by installing him i'll a neat and
cosy Office adjoining his own.
The South Florida railroad offices will be
located in the upper stories of Judge Wei
bourne's new block as soon as it is COM
pleted